ANTHROPIC_JSON: allow control characters in JSON strings if strict=False

instructor/function_calls.py

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+import json
 import logging
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Annotated, Any, Optional, TypeVar, cast
 
 from docstring_parser import parse
 from openai.types.chat import ChatCompletion
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, TypeAdapter, ConfigDict, create_model  # type: ignore - remove once Pydantic is updated
+from pydantic import (  # type: ignore - remove once Pydantic is updated
+    BaseModel,
+    ConfigDict,
+    Field,
+    TypeAdapter,
+    create_model,
+)
+
 from instructor.exceptions import IncompleteOutputException
 from instructor.mode import Mode
-from instructor.utils import extract_json_from_codeblock, classproperty
-
+from instructor.utils import classproperty, extract_json_from_codeblock
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
@@ -141,9 +148,16 @@ def parse_anthropic_json(
 
         text = completion.content[0].text
         extra_text = extract_json_from_codeblock(text)
-        return cls.model_validate_json(
-            extra_text, context=validation_context, strict=strict
-        )
+
+        if strict:
+            return cls.model_validate_json(
+                extra_text, context=validation_context, strict=True
+            )
+        else:
+            # Allow control characters.
+            parsed = json.loads(extra_text, strict=False)
+            # Pydantic non-strict: https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/concepts/strict_mode/
+            return cls.model_validate(parsed, context=validation_context, strict=False)
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_cohere_tools(

tests/test_function_calls.py

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 from typing import TypeVar
+
 import pytest
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from anthropic.types import Message, Usage
 from openai.resources.chat.completions import ChatCompletion
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
 
-from instructor import openai_schema, OpenAISchema
 import instructor
+from instructor import OpenAISchema, openai_schema
 from instructor.exceptions import IncompleteOutputException
 
-
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
@@ -51,6 +52,24 @@ def mock_completion(request: T) -> ChatCompletion:
 
     return completion
 
+@pytest.fixture  # type: ignore[misc]
+def mock_anthropic_message(request: T) -> Message:
+    data_content = '{\n"data": "Claude says hi"\n}'
+    if hasattr(request, "param"):
+        data_content = request.param.get("data_content", data_content)
+    return Message(
+        id="test_id",
+        content=[{ "type": "text", "text": data_content }],
+        model="claude-3-haiku-20240307",
+        role="assistant",
+        stop_reason="end_turn",
+        stop_sequence=None,
+        type="message",
+        usage=Usage(
+            input_tokens=100,
+            output_tokens=100,
+        )
+    )
 
 def test_openai_schema() -> None:
     @openai_schema
@@ -122,3 +141,41 @@ def test_incomplete_output_exception_raise(
 ) -> None:
     with pytest.raises(IncompleteOutputException):
         test_model.from_response(mock_completion, mode=instructor.Mode.FUNCTIONS)
+
+def test_anthropic_no_exception(
+    test_model: type[OpenAISchema], mock_anthropic_message: Message
+) -> None:
+    test_model_instance = test_model.from_response(mock_anthropic_message, mode=instructor.Mode.ANTHROPIC_JSON)
+    assert test_model_instance.data == "Claude says hi"
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mock_anthropic_message",
+    [{"data_content": '{\n"data": "Claude likes\ncontrol\ncharacters"\n}'}],
+    indirect=True,
+)  # type: ignore[misc]
+def test_control_characters_not_allowed_in_anthropic_json_strict_mode(
+    test_model: type[OpenAISchema], mock_anthropic_message: Message
+) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        test_model.from_response(
+            mock_anthropic_message, mode=instructor.Mode.ANTHROPIC_JSON, strict=True
+        )
+
+    # https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/errors/validation_errors/#json_invalid
+    exc = exc_info.value
+    assert len(exc.errors()) == 1
+    assert exc.errors()[0]["type"] == "json_invalid"
+    assert "control character" in exc.errors()[0]["msg"]
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mock_anthropic_message",
+    [{"data_content": '{\n"data": "Claude likes\ncontrol\ncharacters"\n}'}],
+    indirect=True,
+)  # type: ignore[misc]
+def test_control_characters_allowed_in_anthropic_json_non_strict_mode(
+    test_model: type[OpenAISchema], mock_anthropic_message: Message
+) -> None:
+    test_model_instance = test_model.from_response(
+        mock_anthropic_message, mode=instructor.Mode.ANTHROPIC_JSON, strict=False
+    )
+    assert test_model_instance.data == "Claude likes\ncontrol\ncharacters"